European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2014

NHS Scotland is supporting European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2014 using media messaging, NHS board communications and dissemination of information leaflets and posters. These resources highlight that common infections such as coughs, colds, sore throats and earache, cannot be cured by antibiotics and that doctors will only prescribe antibiotics when they are really needed. They also provide advice about how to manage symptoms associated with these common infections.